Synonyms: join, combine, unite, link1, connect These verbs mean to fasten or affix or become fastened or affixed. Join applies to the physical contact or union of at least two separate things and to the coming together of persons, as into a group: The children joined hands. The two groups joined together to support the bill."Join the union, girls, and together say Equal Pay for Equal Work" (Susan B. Anthony).Combine suggests the mixing or merging of components, often for a specific purpose: The cook combined various ingredients. The schools combined to make more efficient use of resources. Unite stresses the coherence or oneness of the persons or things joined: The volunteers united to prevent their town from flooding. The strike united the oppressed workers. Link and connect imply a firm attachment in which the individual components remain distinct: The study linked the high crime rate to unemployment. The reporter connected the police chief to the scandal.

join

(dʒɔɪn)

vb

1. to come or bring together; connect

2. to become a member of (a club, organization, etc)

3. (often foll by: with) to become associated or allied

4. (usually foll by: in) to take part

5. (tr) to meet (someone) as a companion

6. (tr) to become part of; take a place in or with

7. (tr) to unite (two people) in marriage

8. (Mathematics) (tr) geometry to connect with a straight line or a curve

syn: join, connect, unite imply bringing two or more things together more or less closely. join may refer to a connection or association of any degree of closeness, but often implies direct contact: to join pieces of wood to form a corner. connect implies a joining as by a tie, link, or wire: to connect two batteries. unite implies a close joining of two or more things, so as to form one: to unite layers of veneer sheets to form plywood.

close up, close - unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of; "close the circuit"; "close a wound"; "close a book"; "close up an umbrella"

anastomose, inosculate - cause to join or open into each other by anastomosis; "anastomose blood vessels"

couple, mate, pair, twin, match - bring two objects, ideas, or people together; "This fact is coupled to the other one"; "Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?"; "The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project"

Features like outer join, EXCEPT, and INTERSECT, as well as a nice selection of aggregate and built-in functions make writing SQL in Empress a snap if you are familiar with the SQL implementation of other popular SQL DBMS products.

with extensions for the ability to express Outer Join Object queries, 2) Updated development environment support for current versions of Eclipse and WebSphere IDE, 3) New diagnostic feature automatically validates Application Object Models to the Database Mappings for more accurate and error-free development, 4) Greater ease of use for developers using command line scripting oriented development approaches with simplified CocoBase(R) mapping format based on XML, 5) Extended Unicode support in CocoBase(R) Administrative GUI and Runtime tools so that developer can work in their own respective language.

Its new features, including query utilities, multi-threading performance and industry standard outer join functionality, will enable DataServer customers to more easily deploy and manage their enterprise data.

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